The Whole Package

Having known that the wonderful man I hope to marry is a former military man, having visited his home several times, and, having a dad who was a career Army man, I feel I know pretty well the personality of the "Military Man."  They have many fine qualities: these guys are neat and clean in their person and in their possessions.  They are responsible and trustworthy.  Military men are patriotic with a capital "P."

For a Military Man, being on time means being early - always.  Dad told me: "If you have to be somewhere, think of all the obstacles you may encounter that might delay you.  Railroad tracks?  Allow extra time.  Crowded downtown?  Go another way."  Fortunately, I've been trained by dad to be on time!

Military Men make friends easily and love to travel.  Most love to dance and are very good dancers.  They love to travel and travel frequently.  This has 'perks:' lots of frequent flyer miles along the way!

There's no doubt who 'wears the pants' in a military man's family.  The men are not wimpy, usually don't have trouble making decisions.  The ones I know are not overbearing but somewhat patient with the rest of the world.

Then where's the down side of this wonderful creature?  Sometimes their penchant for neatness and efficiency can get aggravating!!  Imagine this, but don't picture it:  still living at home, I was in the bathroom, trying to pull off a section of toilet tissue.  It wouldn't budge from the roll and made loud sounds in our quiet house, flop, flop, flop.  I had to keep trying!  Flop, flop, flop!!  Finally, dad couldn't stand it.  He hollered up the stairs: "Whatcha gonna do, unroll the whole thing!!"

My point is not to merely extol the virtues of my new man.  I want to remind myself and everyone else that every one of us has strengths and weaknesses.  Along with our strengths go corresponding weaknesses.  We certainly love the strengths but we must accept the weaknesses also.  If we're blessed, our loved ones and ourselves will balance each other!

Dear Lord in Heaven, You've given each one of us good qualities and we seem to cling to some of our weaknesses.  We ask You to help us deal with our own deficiencies as we are patient with those of others. I know that all of Heaven is enjoying watching Mom and Dad dance and dance!